Winter Camping

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Winter Camping
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Topics

• Clothing
• Shelters
• Cooking
• Sleeping Wise
• Bathroom
• Camp Fire

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Clothing

• Wear clothes in different layers
• Head - because the head has a very high surface
• Hands - mittens are warmer
• Materials Wool, Pile or Fleece fabrics

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Cold Weather Clothing Quick Guide
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Shelters

• Tents Need to stand up to strong wind and heavy
  snow
• You should bury your tent pegs
• Shovel the snow away from the place where
  youwant to set up the tent

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Cooking

• Avoid taking fresh food in the winter. These all
  contain water and weigh a lot. Except cheese,
  butter, or meats
• Take mostly dry foods (cereal, pasta, rice,
  wheat, oatmeal,) freeze dried foods (expensive
  but very lightweight and quick to cook)
• Bring a chair
• Canister stoves can freeze, put it in your jacket
  before use
• Water source lakes, snow DO NOT EAT SNOW
• Put your water bottle upside down to prevent
  freezing
• Take Amanda with you, because she can lick/clean
  dishes for you

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Sleeping Wise

• You need a sleeping bag but if you are hardcore
  you dont need other covers.
• Bring a mat otherwise you will be freezing.
• Make sure you go to the bathroom before going to
  bed.
• Share your stuff. Get closer.

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Bathroom

• Decide an area where you can bury your bio waste
  and make big business. )
• Set up your bathroom a bit away from your camp.
• You can use toilet paper but if youre hardcore
  then you should try snowballs.

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Camp Fire

• Make a few small ones so everyone can be around
  one very close and warm up